Kumaramangalam sticks to his guns

The minister, however, admitted that should Jayalalitha issue a whip to AIADMK MPs to vote against the government, nothing would prevent them from voting as per her wishes. While stating that the BJP would not try to split the AIADMK on the floor of the House, the Minister insisted that Jayalalitha was losing credibility by changing her mind five times in five days. “I am not wrong in making these remarks against Jayalalitha,” Kumaramangalam said.

He also reacted strongly to Jayalalitha’s accusation that he won the Lok Sabha polls with her support but later turned against her. “Her individual and her party’s contribution to my victory was substantial but Jayalalitha should not withdraw from the constitutional framework,” he said.